Gutter-hanger circle



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PENNSYLVANIA, mreu'on 'ro Banana BROTHERS COMPANY, 01!" PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A. CORPORATION.

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. Application fled July 1,

My invention relates to gutter hanger circles such as are used in connection with the supporting or hanging of gutters on buildings.

a Heretofore various forms and types of gutter hangers circles have been produced, chief among which are those produced b casting and those produced from sheet meta The cast *circles are perhaps the most satisfactory form in use to-day, but are objectionable on account of their relatively high price. The circles produced from sheet metal have met with substantial success but, though relatively cheap, are open to objection as not sufiicientl strong and durable.

In accordance wit my invention, I have produced a gutter hanger circle, which will e hereinafter described in detail, of a maximum strength and durability and at the so same time a circle which may be readily roduced with a minimum of labor at a ow cost on account'of material. Having indicated in a general way the nature and purpose cf m invention, I will at proceed to a detailed escription thereof with reference'to the accompanying drawings, in which there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank from so which the circle embodying my invention is formed.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view'of the blank shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side view of a circle embody- 35 in my invention;

%igure 4 is a rear view of the circle-shown "in Figure 3. Fi re 5 is an end view of a portion of the circle shown in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a side view of the circle in gutter supporting relation to a roof indicated -1Il section. Fi res 7, 8 and 9 are side views of modified orm of circles embodying my invention. The circle to be presently described in detail is formed from channel metal, as,- for example, channel iron, copper, mild channel steel, or the like, by which will be understood metal of channel section.

ing the'blank A, which is formed from a metal channel bar, preferably iron or copper.

' The circle is essentially formed by bend- 1925. Serial No. 40,726.

In forming the blank, the web and one flange at one end of the blank are cut away square leaving the other flange which forms an extension B. At the other end of the blank the web and the same flange are cut away on the bias, leaving an extension C. The circle is formed by bending the blank into the form shown in Figure 3 to provide a gutter supporting portion D, a gutter seat d being formed by one of the flanges, and a hanger engagin portion E. The exten- 810113 B and C o the one flan e are bent The hanger engaging portion E is provided with a series of spaced holes f and the I web; and one fia1%e are pressed outwardly as shown at g, igure 5, while the outer flange is distorted as shown at h, Fi re 4, to form a bead 2', see Fig. 4, adapte to be entered and to lie within a perforated channelled portion of a hanger 7' adapted to be secured to the roof k of a'building, as

shown in Figure 6. The bead i of the hanger engaging portion of the circle havmg been entered in the channel in the hanger, the circle is secured-to the hanger by means of a bolt and nut Z, the nut being positioned between the flanges of the circle to prevent its turning. When the arts are so secured, the outer faces of. the dianges of the circle and hanger are flush as shown in Fig. 6.

In the circle illustrated in Figure 3, it will be notedthat the extensions B and C,

which are bent to form the hooks b and 0 4 of the finished circle are extensions of the distorted to form a portion ofthe hanger engaging bead.

The use of the circle will be clearly understood from an inspection of Figure 6, in which m'indicates a gutter, one edge of which is engaged by book 6, while the other edge is secured by the usual strap 11., one end of which is engaged with the hook 0.

The circles shown in Figures 7,. 8 and 9 embody essentially the'invention above de scribed with slight variations in structural detail and operate in essentially the same I manner as does the circle illustrated Figure 3 and operatively shown in Fi re 6.

In Figure 7'is-illustrated a circle m which the hook b is formed partly by an extension of one of the flanges and partly by a ortion of the flange sheared from the we In Figure 8 is'illustrated a circle in which the hook c is formed from an extension of the outer flange, while the hook I) is formed from an extension of the inner flange.

In Figure 9 is illustrated a circle in which the hanger engaging portion D is extended and the gutter engaging hook I) is formed by shearing a portion of the inner flange from the web. 1

As a result of my invention, it will be observed that a circle as well as the hangermay be formed from metal initially rolled to channel section and possessive of great strengthand further .formed with a, min-v imum of bending strain on the metal.

Having now fully described my inven- 1' tion, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is- 1. A gutter hanger circle formed from a hanger 30'". engaging portion for engaging aseat on a'i.

2. A gutter hanger circle formed from a I channel section, comprising a body portion for the support of a gutter and a hanger engaging portion formed by distortion of the web and a portion of one of the flanges of the channel, to form an'elongated seat engagingplortion for engaging a seat on a hanger.

3. A gutter hanger circle formed from a channel section, comprising a; body portion" for the support of a gutter and a hanger engaging portion formed by pressing the web outwardly to form a projection adapted to be seated between the flanges of i a channel section hanger.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, at Philadelphia,

Penna", on this 26th day of June, 1925.

GEORGE B GEISER. 

